Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Lathyrus L.

Lathyrus pratensis L.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Europe to Mongolia and Himalaya, Morocco, Ethiopia, Yemen.

[ILDIS]

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Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Afromontane grassland
Morphology General Habit
Annual/Perennial, Climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Aas-seahernes, Almorta De Los Prados, Chemen Kululche, China Lugovaya, Chyna Luchna, Chyna Lugavaya, Erba Galletta, Ervilha Do Prado, Garoshak Zayachchy, Gesse Des Pres, Groszek Zolty, Gulvial, Kibana No Renri So, Ledzwian Zolty, Lesavy Lyadzei, Linte De

[ILDIS]
Use
Environmental, Forage, Medicine

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Illinois, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tuva, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya

Lathyrus pratensis L. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Nov 13, 2002 Klitgaard, B.B. [102], Argentina 70263.000
Burtt, B.L. [833], Ireland 9278.000
Burtt, B.L. [790], Ireland 9284.000
Cope, T.A. [RBG 79], Great Britain K000914209

First published in Sp. Pl.: 733 (1753)

Accepted by

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Literature

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